For a moment it seemed as if Oberyn Martell had won, with The Mountain flat on his back, where his size no longer mattered. But Oberyn didn’t simply want The Mountain’s life, he wanted his confession, and that’s where everything went terribly wrong. He would get his confession, but only after The Mountain had levelled the playing field, followed by Oberyn’s face.

Showrunner Dan Weiss tells Entertainment Weekly that he believes the tragic flaw that led to Oberyn’s downfall, was that he couldn’t leave well enough alone. “He can’t help poking the hornet’s nest. He does it with great amusement throughout the season. He finally does it to the wrong person at the wrong time. The results left a big giant mess on the floor of our set.”

In one of many interviews he’s sure to give this week, Pedro Pascal also spoke with Entertainment Weekly, sharing his thoughts on where he thought his character went wrong.

“Getting too close and being too far delivered by his own passions. Because ultimately, it is about defeating this man who raped and killed his sister, but before he can do that, before he can end this man’s life, he needs a confession. He needs to hear it.”

Even though Oberyn lost his life in the process, Pedro says that after a great conversation with Lena Headey, he realized that Oberyn had still completed his journey.

“Even though it ends badly, he still hears the confession, you know? I don’t even need to go on after that once it’s been said out loud. And the ecstasy of achieving that, even though it’s being achieved in the instance of my demise.”

Although the trial by combat will be the last time we see Oberyn, the last scene Pedro filmed was much less brutal, allowing for a peaceful last day on set.

“It was really lovely and peaceful. It was the scene strolling through the garden with Lena Heady and the last thing they shot was when I was looking out into at Adriatic Sea. Then I tore off my costume and jumped into the ocean. Then I said goodbye to everybody and got in the van and rode to the airport.”

Pedro’s portrayal of Oberyn will certainly be missed, and it seems that his time on Game of Thrones has had just as big of an impact on Pedro as he has had on the community. When asked what he will take away from his experience, he says, “Playing the best character I have ever played in the greatest cast I have ever been a part of, and working with HBO and Dan and David was an opportunity of a lifetime.”

For more from Pedro including his thoughts on incidentally being responsible for all of the Dornish accents to come in Season 5, and training for/filming the battle, visit Entertainment Weekly.

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Y’know, the second Tywin heard of Cersei bringing in the Mountain he should have said “NO!” as the possibility of tragedy would be too much. Now Cersei’s vendetta has ruined any chance of Tywin securing an alliance with Dorne against Danaerys.

Well done Pedro Pascal and thanks for depicting such a memorable character in a great way. You did the character justice and more. Shame you had to go out like that, but you will always be remembered for your badassery.

The ending of The Red Viper was really horrible..it was to much…ffs why such a cruel death..he was the best next thing after Ned, such a great caracter..this is the first episode in All the 4 seasons wich i will not watch again…im just devasted by the horrible death of the red viper
GOT must chang all must die in all GOOD must die

I HATE GOT:
The ending of The Red Viper was really horrible..it was to much…ffs why such a cruel death..he was the best next thing after Ned, such a great caracter..this is the first episode in All the 4 seasons wich i will not watch again…im just devasted by the horrible death of the red viper
GOT must chang all must die in all GOOD must die

Just remember you couple of posters going on about the brutality of Oberyn’s death and vowing “never to watch GOT again”: the scene is the same in the books. You are supposed to feel disgusted and angry. You were supposed to fall in love with Oberyn. You were supposed to be shocked at his horrible demise. We all felt the same thing. This is a messed up world GRRM has created. Good guys don’t always win. But hey Joffrey is dead…

Marco:
Gwendoline Christie has been cast in the new Star Wars flick.Can we get a part wielding a double sided light saber for Pedro Pascal too?

Major moment! I do hope she plays a Jedi :)

Nothing on Sophie being cast yet?! I doubt any of these parts are the leads since they have been announced already. If Sophie had been cast we should have heard it along with Gwendoline right? She talked to Bad Robot (production team) after all… Maybe she’ll be in Star Trek instead? or the spin off movie?

I won’t be surprised if GoT lost viewerships. I knew it was coming as a book reader. Watched it last night it is still haunting me this morning. That scream, The Mountain voice, the music in the back and what was happening.

Yeah, that line does suck. Some lines work well in the books but don’t translate on screen.

Anyone notice how the show completely owned the silly Sansa hiding her true identity as that Alayne chick. All I can say is thank god they dropped that! They don’t need anymore unnessercary plot lines.

Did Oberyn get his first spear broken on purpose? We saw his squire oiling up some weapons before the fight. Perhaps the plan was, that his squire put poison on the second spear, after the fight had begun, while noone would notice.